October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month.
Waisman Center
Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month.
David Gamm received the Visionary Award from the Foundation Fighting Blindness at the Dining in the Dark event.
A multimillion-dollar planned estate gift from Dr. Richard Morse ('67 MD) of New Orleans, will fund an interdisciplinary society of graduate student scholars to study childhood mental health and developmental disabilities in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
David Gamm has been selected as director of the University of Wisconsin Eye Research Institute (ERI).
The first U.S. population prevalence study of mutations in the gene that causes fragile X syndrome may be more common than previously believed.
Stress may affect brain development in children according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Two years ago Richard Davidson challenged video game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of violence and aggression.
It’s an amazing place, studying causes and potential treatments for conditions like autism, Alzheimer’s and seizure disorders.
Read about researchers making major breakthroughs in stem cell work.
Autism spectrum disorders are almost five times more common among boys than girls – with 1 in 54 boys identified.